Advanced Issues on Grid Technologies (2nd stage), Research Academic Computer Technology Institute, Patras, Greece

The Research Academic Computer Technology Institute and the Department on Computer Engineering and Informatics of the University of Patras in conjunction with the Greek Research and Technology Network (GRNET) are organizing the "Advanced Issues on Grid Technologies" two day seminar in Patras, Greece. The seminar, held in the context of the 3nd phase of "Enabling Grids for E-sciencE" (EGEE-III) project which is funded by the European Union, will take place at RACTI Amphitheatre, University of Patras Campus, Rio, Greece on Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th of March 2010.

The seminar will include:
• Introduction to Grid systems
• Grid systems and e-Science
• Presentation of the EGEE project and the Grid initiative in Greece
• Presentation on the EGEE architecture, infrastructure and middleware
• Hands-on exercises for submitting Grid job and developing Grid Applications
• Introduction to Grid applications development (application programming, MPI)
The seminar is intended for researchers and members of academia of our region who would like to get hands-on experience with the services provided by the EGEE project.

Venue:
RACTI Amphitheatre,
"D. Maritsas" Building,
Nikou Kazantzaki,
University of Patras Campus,
Rio,
Greece

In order to participate in the hands-on exercises, a WiFi enabled (801.11b/g) laptop is required. Participation to the seminar is free of charge. There is a limit in participants to 30 persons.
Seminar material language: Greek, English
Seminar language: Greek